Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1887-08-04

Office, and being beaten ascribed his de-
feat to adverse newspaper criticism.
From the time of his unsuccessful can
didacy his mind was gone. lie was re-
moved to the asylum and placed under
Mr.. Nuts care. He was kept quiet by
being supplied with newspapers, which
he tore into mfnitessimal pieces, all
the time laughing at his ability to de-
stroy what he thought was the cause of
his downfall.
One of Nuts patients had n suicidal
mania. He was IN elderly gentleman
of cheerful appearance, and aside from
the fact that he wanted to die, gave
very little trouble. He died an imagi-
nary death about fourteen times each
day, for he took what he thought was a
bottle af laudanum every hour while he
was awake. The bottle contained
water, and after swallowing the harm
less liquid the old gentleman would lie
down upon his bed and bidding every
body goodbye go through death scene
that would do credit to many first class
actors.
A CRAZY DANCING MASTER.
One of the most amusing cases was a
crazy dancing master. His weakness
was wdltzing and no attendant could
enter the room without being selxed by
the lunatic and whirled around the
room To the imaginary strains Of one Of
Strauss pretty airs. Strauss was his
favorite composer and the dancing
master would become violent If any
other music was suggested. On ore
occasion Mr.. Mutt humored his patient
by being waltzed around the room for
thirty minutes. Becoming exhausted
he dropped into chair, when the
patient who showed no signs of fatigue,
became violent in being stopped in his
beautiful waltz, and had to be secured.
Mr.. Mutt has an ugly scar upon his
right cheek, the result of a terrible en-
counter with one Of his more violent
patients. The man had been In former
days what is termed "high roller. y
He had plenty of money and lived life
of elegant ease. Champagne was his
favorite drink, and Piper Heidsick was
the brand he swore by. When among
gathering of friends he invariably or
dered the wine for which he had such a
taste, and would then worry his friends
constantly talking Of the merits of his
favorite drink. He finally became in
sane on the subject and was placed in
an asylum. To quiet him a quart bot
tie that had once contained the "bev-
erage of the gods" as he termed il, was
given him and he would open about
two dozen imaginary bottles each day
and finally became yely proficient in
initiating the squeak OF the cork, the
pop and the sizz as the wine was poured
out.
One day the Piper Heidsick bottle
was broken, and one that bore the label
ot Mumm' 5 extra dry was given him in
its place. For four days he sat and
contemplated it and then became vio-
lent. The attendants who brought his
food fled from him, as he threatened to
brain them. For the safety of the at
taches of the asylum it was thought ad-
visable TO secure the maniac and Mr..
Mutt took upon himself this task.
Boldly entering the room he confront
ed the champaign-loying lunatic. who
at once arose, and brandishing the bot
tie endeayored to brain the nurse. Mutt
closed in on him, and then commenced
terrible hand to hand fight. The
strength and craftness of the insane
man perhaps gave him slight advan-
tage, but Nuts experience among
crazy people had fitted him to skillfully
cope with his antagonist. He seized
the lunatic, and after struggle that
lasted fullys fifteen minutes, succeeded
in getting his fingers upon the maniac's
throat and was fast choking him into
lHSCuolOIllll NlIeu IliC SldLCu ihdiI
broke away and dealt Mutt frightful
blow upon the right jaw with the bot
tie. The bottle was broken into a
thousand pieces ard Mutt sank to the
floor unconscious from the blow, while
his crazy antagonist tainted from ex-
haustlon. Before either men recovered
tie attendants had the maniac safely
tied and placed him in a cell where he
could do no more damage.
This was one of Mr.. Nuts most dan
gerous experiences, and, although he
was laid up for some days, he returned
to his work and dealt with lunatics
equally as violent, but who were more
easily overcome.
He is now registered at the College of
Nurses, in this city, and has attended
several prominent people within the
last two years.